The Toronto Biotechnology Initiative (TBI) mandate has always included a major commitment to education and public awareness. It is part of the TBI strategic objective that "educational initiatives to advance the
understanding and support for biotechnology within the educational system in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is part of the basic mission and mandate of TBI".

Traditionally, the Education Committee has focused on secondary and post-secondary educational activities. Education is and has been a vital part of TBI activities and the Committee participates including in:

The Science Award is for the amount of $100 per year for five years from the date of grant of the first award to a given school. The Grade 11 students from the GTA who demonstrate outstanding academic prowess are honored at one of TBI's breakfast meetings.

School

Student

Alexander Mackenzie

Stephanie Zukowski

Brother Andre

Kinsey Lam

Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts

Rebecca Hicks

Cardinal Newman High School

Francesca Cadhit

Downsview Secondary School

Zakiya Price

Heart Lake Secondary School

Danielle Gignac

Holy Cross Catholic Academy

Laura Mazzulli

Keswick

Shauna Worthington

Kipling Collegiate Institute

Beena Balsara

Lakeshore Collegiate Institute

Kescha Kazmi

Leaside High School

Amanda Stock

Madonna Catholic High School

Rochelle Tazhoor

Mary Ward Catholic School

William Reginold

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Gourav Sathe

Pickering High School

Ashley Weiss

Richmond Hill High School

Karissa Canning

Royal St. George’s College

Dieter Fishbein

Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute

Aditi Lakhani

The Yorkland School

Ron Heon Park

Vaughan Secondary School

Jooho Lee

West Toronto Collegiate

Kavita Pillaige Muthukumaru

William Lyon Mackenzie C.I.

Nirmal Shah

The 2006 Biotech Award Winners

The Biotechnology Awards are valued at $200 each, representing each of the colleges and universities in the GTA. They are awarded to a second year student with outstanding academic achievement in the biotechnology program.

School

Student

York University

Imtenan Abd-El-Razik

Ryerson University

Alexandru Dumitrache

Seneca College

Vernon Mussgnug

All award recipients will be presented with their awards, certificates and monetary awards at the TBI November Monthly Breakfast meeting on Thursday November 16, 2006. More details.

The TBI Education Committee continues to support undertakings with a long-term impact and benefit to the community. This is the last year that TBI will be sponsoring such an award. In the near future, we hope to put in place another award program.
We look forward to continued participation and support from our TBI members.